Stair climbing races started from the various running clubs around the world in the large cities which are home to many 70 story and greater buildings.
For a list of all stair climbing races and events around the world, see this web site: www.towerrunning.com
Empire State Building New York City, 1,576 steps
Event held in February
| Men | Women | |||||||
| Age | Time | Name | Year | Age | Time | Name | Year | |
| 15-19 | 12:17 | S. Stephens-Whale (Canada) | 2008 | 15-19 | 12:47 | Nada Pauer (Austria) | 2006 | |
| 20-29 | 9:33 | Paul Crake (Australia) | 2003 | 20-29 | 11:23 | Andrea Mayr (Austria) | 2006 | |
| 30-39 | 10:24 | Rudolf Reitberger (Austria) | 2005 | 30-39 | 12:44 | Suzanne Walsham (Singapore) | 2008 | |
| 40-49 | 11:32 | Fu-Cai Chen (China) | 2008 | 40-49 | 13:13 | Melissa Moon (New Zealand) | 2010 | |
| 50-59 | 12:23 | Henry Wigglesworth (DC) | 2010 | 50-59 | 14:25 | Stacey Creamer (NY) | 2010 | |
| 60-69 | 15:04 | Piero Dettin (Italy) | 2006 | 60-69 | 17:53 | Evelyn Davis (NJ) | 2000 | |
| 70-79 | 16:54 | Piero Dettin (Italy) | 2008 | 70-79 | 21:53 | Joanne Keaton (IN) | 2003 | |
| 80-89 | 21:56 | Salomon Salha (Venezu.) | 2006 | 80-89 | ||||
| 90-99 | 39:09 | Chico Scimone (Italy) | 2002 | 90-99 | ||||
| 100+ | 100+ | |||||||
Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower, Chicago, 2,109 steps
Event held in October-November
| Men | Women | |||||||
| Age | Time | Name | Year | Age | Time | Name | Year | |
| 1-9 | 21:25 | Graham Ellis | 2005 | 1-9 | 21:48 | Elizabeth Boyle | 2006 | |
| 10-14 | 18:43 | Frankie Porras | 2005 | 10-14 | 21:05 | Kortney Peagram | 2008 | |
| 15-19 | 16:35 | Trevor Tarpington | 2002 | 15-19 | 19:25 | Courtney Cleveland | 2009 | |
| 20-29 | 13:09 | Jahn Matthias | 2009 | 20-29 | 16:11 | Geya Amin | 2007 | |
| 30-39 | 13:22 | Terry Purcell | 2009 | 30-39 | 15:01 | Cindy Harris | 2007 | |
| 40-49 | 14:17 | Henry Wigglesworth | 2004 | 40-49 | 15:08 | Cindy Harris | 2009 | |
| 50-59 | 14:57 | Henry Wigglesworth | 2009 | 50-59 | 19:49 | Marybeth Zajac | 2005 | |
| 60-69 | 17:03 | Bob Feuling | 2007 | 60-69 | 22:50 | Cindy Quackenbush | 2008 | |
| 70-79 | 20:39 | Piero Dettin | 2009 | 70-79 | 26:55 | Joanne Keaton | 2002 | |
| 80-89 | 80-89 | |||||||
| 90-99 | 90-99 | |||||||
| 100+ | 100+ |
US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, 1,500 steps Event held in Sept.-Oct.
| Men | Women | |||||||
| Age | Time | Name | Year | Age | Time | Name | Year | |
| 10-14 | 13:43 | Nicholas Pelaez | 2008 | 10-14 | 15:03 | Maureen O’Hanlon | 2007 | |
| 15-19 | 11:10 | Diego Campos | 2008 | 15-19 | 14:19 | Stevy Stovall | 2007 | |
| 20-29 | 11:37 | Pavel Trcala | 2003 | 20-29 | 15:12 | Patricia Norman | 2006 | |
| 30-39 | 9:32 | Terry Purcell | 2009 | 30-39 | 12:12 | Theresa Uhrig | 2004 | |
| 40-49 | 9:32 | Tim Van Orden | 2008 | 40-49 | 12:06 | Bridget Carlson | 2008 | |
| 50-59 | 11:37 | Hal Carlson | 2007 | 50-59 | 13:57 | Marybeth Zajc | 2006 | |
| 60-69 | 11:56 | Steve Ferrell | 2008 | 60-69 | 16:24 | Inge Granzow | 2006 | |
| 70-79 | 18:59 | Bill Greninger | 2003 | 70-79 | 30:57 | Caroline Jones | 2004 | |
| 80-89 | 24:25 | Masashi Noritake | 2004 | 80-89 | ||||
| 90-99 | 90-99 | |||||||
| 100+ | 100+ |
Taipei 101, Taiwan, 2,046 steps Event held in May-June
Men’s record: 10:29 Paul Crake, Australia, 2006
Women’s record: 12:38 Andrea Mayr, Austria, 2007
The Official stairclimbingsport.com Top 50 Stair Climbing Athletes of All-Time *
Listed by rank, name, Wins-2nd place finishes-3rd place finishes, home, total points under the name are the best times in NYC or LA followed by Willis Tower.
It looks like no one can catch Cindy Harris (above) anytime soon in the rankings!
1. Cindy Harris, 29-3-0, Indiana, 93 points
12:45 15:08
Race results: 1-F30
(NYC-00),1-OVR (NYC-00), 1-F30 (NYC-01), 1-OVR (NYC-01), 1-F30 (NYC-02), 1-F30 (NYC-03), 1-OVR (NYC-03), 1-F30 (NYC-04), 1-F30 (ST-03), 1-OVR (ST-03), 1-F30 (ST-02), 1-OVR (ST-02), 1-F30 (ST-04), 1-OVR (ST-04), 1-F30 (NYC-05), 1-F30 (ST-05), 1-OVR (ST-05), 1-F30 (NYC-06), 1-F30 (ST-06), 1-OVR (ST-06), 2-F30 (NYC-07), 1-F30 (ST-07), 1-OVR (ST-07), 2-F30 (NYC-08), 2-F30 (NYC-99), 1-F20 (NYC-98), 1-OVR (NYC-98), 1-F30 (ST-08), 1-OVR (ST-08), 1-F40 (NYC-09), 1-F40 (WT-09), 1-OVR (WT-09)
2. Thomas Dold, 13-1-1, Germany, 49 points
10:08
Race results:
1-M20 (NYC-05), 1-M20 (NYC-06), 1-OVR (NYC-06), 1-M20 NYC-07), 1-OVR (NYC-07), 1-M20 (NYC-08) 1-OVR (NYC-08), 3-(TP-06), 2-(TP-07), 1-(TP-08), 1-M20 (NYC-09), 1-OVR (NYC-09), 1-(TP-09), 1-M20 (NYC-10), 1-OVR (NYC-10)
3. Piero Dettin, 14-2-0, Italy, 46 points
15:04 20:29
Race results: 1-M60 (NYC-00), 1-M60 (NYC-01), 1-M60 (NYC-02),1-M60 (NYC-03), 1-M60 (NYC-04), 1-M60 (NYC-05), 1-M60 (NYC-06), 2-M60 (ST-06), 2-M60 (NYC-07), 1-M70 (ST-07), 1-M70 (NYC-08), 1-M60 (NYC-99), 1-M70 (ST-08), 1-M70 (NYC-09), 1-M70 (WT-09), 1-M70 (NYC-10)
4. Chico Scimone, 15-0-0, Italy, 45 points
22:42 (70-79 age) 33:34
(80-89 age), 39:09 (90-99 age)
Race results: 1-M80 (NYC-00), 1-M80 (NYC-01), 1-M90 (NYC-02), 1-M90 (NYC-03), 1-M90 (NYC-04), 1-M90 (NY-05),
1-M80 (NYC-99), 1-M80 (NYC-98), 1-M80 (NYC-97), 1-M80 (NYC-96), 1-M80 (NYC-95), 1-M80 (NYC-94), 1-M80 (NYC-93), 1-M80 (NYC-92), 1-M70 (NYC-89)
5. Terry Purcell, 13-1-1, Australia, 42 points
9:32 13:22
Race results: 3-M20 (NYC-00), 1-M30 (ST-03), 1-OVR (ST-03), 1-OVR (ST-05), 1-M30 (ST-05), 1-M30 (LA-08), 2-M20 (NYC-99), 1-M20 (NYC-98), 1-OVR (NYC-98), 1-M20 (NYC-96), 1-M30 (ST-08), 1-OVR (ST-08), 1-M30 (LA-09),
1-OVR (LA-09), 1-M30 (WT-09)
6. Paul Crake, 12-0-0, Australia, 42 points
9:33
Race results: 1-M20 (NYC-00), 1-OVR (NYC-00), 1-M20 (NYC-01), 1-OVR (NYC-01), 1-M20 (NYC-02), 1-OVR
(NYC-02), 1-M20 (NYC-03), 1-OVR (NYC-03), 1-M20 (NYC-99), 1-OVR (NYC-99), 1-(TP-05), 1-(TP-06)
7. Andrea Mayr, 9-0-0, Austria, 36 points
11:23
Race results: 1-F20 (NYC-04), 1-OVR (NYC-04), 1-F20 (NYC-05), 1-OVR (NYC-05), 1-F20 (NYC-06), 1-OVR (NYC-06),
1-(TP-05), 1-(TP-06), 1-(TP-07)
8. Hal Carlson, 8-4-2, Illinois, 34 points
11:37 15:24
Race results: 1-M50 (NYC-04), 1-M50 (NYC-05), 1-M50 (ST-03), 1-M50 (ST-04), 3- M50 (ST-05),
1-M50 (NYC-06), 2-M50 (ST-06), 1-M50 (NYC-07), 1-M50 (LA-07), 1-M50 (ST-07), 2-M50 (NYC- 08), 2-M50 (LA-08), 2-M50 (ST-08), 3-M50 (WT-09)
9. Joseph Kenny, 7-3-4, Indiana, 31 points
13:16 14:39
Race results: 1-M40 ( NYC-03), 1-M40 (ST-03), 1-M40 (ST-02), 1-OVR (ST-02), 2-M40 (ST-04), 2-M40 (ST-05), 3-M30 (NYC-96), 3-M30 (NYC-94), 3-M30 (NYC-92), 3-M30 (NYC-91), 1-M30 (NYC-90), 1-M30 (NYC-89), 1-M30
(NYC-88), 2-M20 (NYC-87)
10. Albert Puma, 6-5-1, New York, 29 points
19:04
Race results: 2-M70 (NYC-00), 2-M70 (NYC-01), 2-M70 (NYC-02), 1-M70 (NYC-03),2-M70 (NYC-04), 1-M70 (NYC-05), 1-M70 (NYC-06), 1-M70 (NYC-07), 2-M60 (NYC-96), 3-M60 (NYC-95), 1-M60 (NYC-94), 1-M60 (NYC-93)
11. Suzanne Walsham, 7-1-0, Singapore, 27 points
12:44
Race results: 1-F30 (NYC-07), 1-OVR (NYC-07), 1-F30 (NYC-08), 1-OVR (NYC-08), 2-(TP-07), 1-F30 (NYC-09), 1-OVR (NYC-09), 1-(TP-09)
12. Salomon Salha, 9-0-0, Venezuela, 27 points
18:08 (70-79 age), 21:56 (80-89 age)
Race results: 1-M70 (NYC-00), 1-M70 (NYC-01), 1-M70 (NYC-02), 1-M70 (NYC-04), 1-M80 (NYC-06), 1-M70 (NYC-99), 1-M70 (NYC-97), 1-M70 (NYC-96), 1-M60 (NYC-95)
13. Rudolf Reitberger, 6-3-1, Austria. 26 points
10:24
Race results: 2-M20 (NYC-00), 1-M30 (NYC-02), 1-M30 (NYC-04), 1-OVR (NYC-04), 1-M30 (NYC-05), 1-OVR (NYC-05), 1-M30 (NYC-06), 2-M30 (NYC-07), 3-M20 (NYC-99), 2-(TP-06)
14. Syd Arak, 6-3-2, Indiana, 26 points
12:39 17:54
Race results: 1-M60 (ST-05), 3-M60 (NYC-06), 1-M60 (ST-06), 1-M60 (NYC-07), 2-M60 (ST-07), 3-M60 (NYC-08),
2-M60 (LA-08), 1-M60 (ST-08), 2-M60 (NYC-09), 1-M60 (WT-09), 1-M60 (NYC-10)
15. Joanne Keaton, 8-1-0, Indiana, 26 points
21:05 26:55
Race results: 2-F60 (NYC-00), 1-F70 (NYC-03), 1-F70 (ST-02), 1-F70 (ST-03), 1-F70 (ST-04), 1-F70 (ST-05), 1-F70 (ST-07), 1-F60 (NYC-96), 1-F70 (ST-08)
16. Bridget Carlson, 6-3-1, Illinois, 25 points
12:06 16:36
Race results: 2-F40 (ST-06), 3-F40 (MYC-07), 1-F40 (LA-07), 1-OVR (LA-07), 1-F40 (ST-07), 2-F40 (NYC-08),
1-F40 (LA-08), 1-OVR (LA-08), 1-F40 (ST-08), 2-F40 (NYC-09)
17. Mary DeNitto, 7-2-0, New York, 25 points
16:58
Race results: 1-F50 (NYC-01), 1-F50 (NYC-02), 1-F50 (NYC-03), 1-F50 (NYC-05), 2-F50 (NYC-06), 2-F50 (NYC-07), 1-F50 (NYC-08), 1-F60 (NYC-09), 1-F60 (NYC-10)
18. Stacy Creamer, 7-1-1, New York, 24 points
14:22
Race results: 1-F40 (NYC-00), 1-F40 (NYC-01), 1-F40 (NY-03), 1-F40 (NYC-04), 1-F40 (NYC-05), 2-F40 (NYC-06), 1-F40 (NYC-08), 3-F30 (NYC-99), 1-F50 (NYC-10)
19. Tim Van Orden, 6-1-1, California, 21 points
9:32 14:24
Race results: 3-M30 (LA-06), 1-M30 (LA-07), 1-OVR (LA-07), 2-M30 (ST-07), 1-M40 (LA-08), 1-OVR (LA-08), 1-M40 (ST-08), 1-M40 (NYC-10)
20. Henry Wigglesworth, Washington, 7-0-0, 21 points
12:23
14:17 (40-49), 14:57 (50-59)
Race results: 1-M40 (ST-04), 1-M40 (ST-05), 1-M50 (NYC-08), 1-M50 (ST-08), 1-M50 (NYC-09), 1-M50 (WT-09), 1-M50 (NYC-10)
21. Kurt Konig, 7-0-0, Germany, 21 points
Race results: 1-M30 (NYC-97), 1-OVR (NYC-97), 1-M30 (NYC-96), 1-OVR (NYC-96), 1-M30 (NYC-95), 1-OVR (NYC-95), 1-M30 (NYC-94)
22. Bill Kanarek, 5-3-0, Pennsylvania, 21 points
13:04
Race results: 1-M40 (NYC-01), 1-M40 (NYC-02), 2-M40 (NYC-03), 2-M50 (NYC-04), 2-M50 (NYC-07), 1-M40 (NYC-99), 1-M40 (NYC-95), 1-M40 (NYC-94)
23. Evelyn Davis, 7-0-0, New Jersey, 21 points
17:53
Race results: 1-F60 (NYC-00), 1-F60 (NYC-01), 1-F60 (NYC-02), 1-F60 (NYC-04), 1-F60 (NYC-05), 1-F60 (NYC-99), 1-F60 (NYC-98)
24. Sproule Love, 4-4-0, New York, 20 points
10:51 13:26
Race results: 2-M20 (NYC-01), 2-M30 (NYC-02), 2-M30 (ST-03), 1-M30 (ST-04), 1-OVR (ST-04), 1-M30 (ST-05), 1-OVR (ST-05), 2-M30 (NYC-06)
25. Beth Gray, 4-2-4, Illinois, 20 points
14:14 19:22
Race results: 1-F40 (NYC-02), 3-F40 (NYC-03), 3-F40 (NYC-04), 1-F40 (ST-03) 1-F40 (LA-03),1-F40 (ST-02), 3-F40 (ST-05), 2-F40 (LA-06), 3-F40 (LA-07), 2-F40 (ST-07)
26. Bob Feuling, 4-3-1, California, 19 points
12:03 15:55
Race results: 2-M50 (LA-04), 3-M50 (ST-04), 1-M50 (ST-05), 2-M50 (LA-06) 1-M50 (ST-06),1-M60 (LA-07), 1-M60 (ST-07), 2-M60 (NYC-08)
27. Geoff Case, 6-0-0, Australia, 18 points
Race results: 1-M30 (NYC-93), 1-OVR (NYC-93), 1-M30 (NYC-92), 1-OVR (NYC-92), 1-M30 (NYC-91), 1-OVR (NYC-91)
28. Belinda Soszyn, 6-0-0, Australia, 18 points
Race results: 1-F40
(NYC-97), 1-OVR (NYC-97), 1-F40 (NYC-96), 1-OVR (NYC-96), 1-F30 (NYC-94), 1-OVR (NYC-94)
29. Fiona Bayly, 3-3-2, New York, 17 points
13:13
Race results: 2-F30 (NYC-00), 2-F30 (NYC-01), 3-F30 (NYC-04), 3-F30 (NYC-07), 1-F40 (NYC-08), 1-F30 (NYC-98), 2-F20 (NYC-96), 1-F20 (NYC-95)
30. Jesse Berg, 2-4-2, Illinois, 16 points
10:04 13:24
Race results: 2-M30 (ST-04), 3-M30 (ST-05), 1-M30 (ST-06), 1-OVR (ST-06), 2-M30 (LA-07), 2-M30 (NYC-08), 3-M30 (LA-09), 2-M30 (WT-09)
31. Marco Gasperi, 2-2-1, Italy, 16 points
10:29
Race results: 3-M30 (NYC-08), 1-(TP-07), 2-(TP-08), 1-M30 (NYC-09), 2-(TP-09)
32. Marybeth Zajac, 4-1-1, Illinois, 15 points
13:57 19:49
Race results: 1-F50 (ST-05), 1-F50 (NYC-06), 1-F50 (LA-06), 1-F50 (NYC-07), 3-F40 (NYC-97), 2-F40 (NYC-95)
33. Veronica Stocker, 3-2-1, 14 points
13:18
Race results: 3-F30 (LA-04), 2-F30 (LA-06), 1-F30 (LA-07), 1-F30 (LA-08), 1-OVR (LA-08),
2-F40 (LA-09)
34. Eric Leninger, 3-2-0, Illinois, 13 points
13:42
Race results: 2-M20 (ST-06), 1-M20 (ST-07), 1-OVR (ST-07), 1-M20 (ST-08), 2-M20 (WT-09)
35. Theresa Uhrig, 4-0-1, California, 13 points
12:12
Race results: 3-F30 (NYC-00), 1-F30 (LA-04), 1-OVR (LA-04), 1-F30 (LA-06), 1-OVR (LA-06)
36. Stuart Calderwood, 2-2-2, New York, 13 points
13:17
Race results: 2-M40 (NYC-00), 3-M40 (NYC-03), 1-M40 (NYC-04), 1-M40 (NYC-05), 3-M40 (NYC-07), 2-M50 (NYC-09), 3-M50 (NYC-10)
37. Emmy Stocker, 1-5-0, Connecticut, 13 points
15:44
Race results: 2-F40 (NYC-00), 2-F40 (NYC-01), 2-F40 (NYC-03), 2-F40 (NYC-05), 1-F50 (NYC-09), 2-F50 (NYC-10)
38. Amy Fredericks, 1-4-1, Connecticut, 12 points
13:48
Race results: 2-F30 (NYC-03), 2-F30 (NYC-04), 2-F30 (NYC-05), 3-F30 (NYC-06), 1-F40 (NYC-07), 2-F40 (NYC-10)
39. Carmelo Gallodoro, 2-3-0, Italy, 12 points
13:56 (age 50-59), 15:09 (age60-69)
Race results: 1-M50 (NYC-00), 2-M50 (NYC-02), 2-M50 (NYC-03), 2-M50 (NYC-06), 1-M60 (NYC-08)
40. Inge Granzow, 4-0-0, California, 12 points
15:51 21:56
Race results: 1-F50 (ST-03), 1-F50 (LA-04), 1-F50 (LA-03), 1-F60 (LA-06)
41. Tommy Coleman, 2-2-1, California, 11 points
9:40 14:07
Race results: 1-M30 (LA-06), 1-OVR (LA-06), 2-M30 (ST-06), 3-M30 (NYC-07), 2-M30 (LA-08)
42. Kathryn Froelich, 3-1-0, Illinois, 11 points
14:18 15:55
Race results: 1-F40 (ST-05), 1-F40 (NYC-06), 1-F40 (ST-06), 2-F30 (NYC-07)
43. Ginette Bedard, 3-1-0, New York, 11 points
22:12
Race results: 1-F70 (NYC-06), 1-F70 (NYC-08), 2-F70 (NYC-09), 1-F70 (NYC-10)
44. Matthias Jahn, 2-1-2, Germany, 10 points
10:56 13:09
Race results: 3-M20 (NYC-08), 3-M20 (NYC-09), 1-M20 (WT-09), 1-OVR (WT-09), 2-M20 (NYC-10)
45. Jim Heller, 3-1-0, 10 points
11:58
Race results: 1-M50 (LA-04) , 1-M50 (LA-03), 1-M50 (LA-06), 2-M60 (LA-07)
46. Duncan Lonsdale, 1-3-1, New York, 10 points
12:23
Race results: 2-M40 (NYC-05), 1-M40 (NYC-06), 2-M40 (NYC-07), 3-M40 (NYC-08), 2-M40 (NYC-10)
47. Diana Greenwood, 2-1-2, 10 points
13:10 20:28
Race results: 1-F40 (LA-04), 3-F40 (LA-03), 3-F40 (ST-04), 1-F40 (LA-06), 2-F40 (LA-07)
48. David Shaffron, 2-2-0, Illinois, 10 points
14:14
Race results: 1-M20 (ST-04), 2-M20 (ST-05), 1-M20 (ST-06), 2-M20 (ST-07)
49. Larry Roberts, 1-3-0, 9 points
11:09 15:20
Race results: 2-M40 (LA-06), 2-M40 (LA-07), 2-M40 (ST-08), 1-M40 (LA-09)
50. Diego Campos, 3-0-0, California, 9 points
11:10
Race results: 1-M 15 (LA-06), 1-M15 (LA-07), 1-M15 (LA-08)
* Based on performances in an age/gender group from year 1987 to present for the Empire State Building race (NYC) and from year 2002 to present for the WIllis Tower (Sears Tower) race (ST) and from year 2003 to present for the US Bank Tower race (LA) and from 2005 to present for the Taipei 101 race (TP). These races are chosen because they are major events and get a good international turnout.
Highest rankings go to the athletes with the most points. 3 points for first place finishes, 2 points for second place, 1 point for third place. If two or more athletes are tied, then the faster time. Overall win among male or female counts as an additional win (3 points).
There are no age group divisions at Taipei 101 so first place is 6 points, second place is 3 points, and third place is one point in this ranking system.
The above four buildings / races have significance:
Taipei 101: Tallest occupied building, cash prizes to winners
Empire State Building: The Classic race, one of the only with a mass start
Willis Tower (Sears Tower): Tallest building in the world, measuring by highest occupied floor
US Bank Tower, LA: Tallest building West of the Mississippi River
Legend for abbreviations listed above:
LA = The US Bank Tower race of 1,500 steps in Los Angeles, California
NYC = The Empire State Building race of 1,576 steps in New York City
ST = The Sears Tower race of 2,109 steps in Chicago, Illinois
WT = The name of the Sears Tower starting from 2009.
TP = Taipei 101 race of 2,046 steps in Taipei, Taiwan
Under race results, the first number is the place in that race, followed by the gender/age group, followed by the race location and
year. For example:
1-M40 (NYC-04) means First place in the men’s 40-49 age group at New York City race.
Another example:
2-F30 (LA-04) means Second place in the women’s 30-39 age group at the Los Angeles race, in year 2004.
OVR = The Overall race winner (regardless of age) for a particular race.
SPECIAL MENTION TO THE FOLLOWING ATHLETES:
TimVan Orden breaks the course world record for the US Bank Tower race, 2008 with a time of 9:32 at the age of 40. He continues to win stair championships competing at the elite level. His website is: Running Raw
Terry Purcell tied Tim’s record in 2009 and continues to win or perform in the top three at the Los Angeles and Chicago races.
Steve Ferrell won the 60-69 age group at the US Bank Tower race in 2008, breaking the record for that age group with a time of 11:56 which is much faster than many men half his age.
Chico Scimone (Italy) flew every year to NYC to compete in the Empire State Building race, well into his nineties before passing away recently. Chico and other athletes show that stairclimbing is not a sport just for the 20 and 30 somethings.
Hal Carlson (a firefighter), Beth Gray, and Marybeth Zajac are the only athletes to have won in their age group in all three of the U.S. competitions listed above.
This ranking system, like all ranking systems is still far from perfect, but gives some indication of some comparable races in the 1500 to 2100 steps range at just a few of the many sites that hold stair competitions. Join the discussion in improving the ranking system or to discuss stair climbing in general at: